Kenneth Lewis (general)

Kenneth Lewis
Born	c. 1930
Died	1990s
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Air Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1930–1990s) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.^[1]

Career

A native of Ponoka, Alberta,^[2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978^[3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983.^[4]

In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.^[5] He died of prostate cancer in the 1990s.^[6]

References

1. "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
2. ACROSS CANADA Air force commander to retire The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 26 Jan 1983: P.9.
3. A Brief History of Norad, p. 35
4. A long forgotten piece of history The Voxair, 17 Wing Winnipeg, 17 June 2009, p. 5
5. The Week In The Contact Newspaper, CFB Trenton, 2005
6. "Air Force Blue". p. 67.